When you want to offer your works on microstock sites, you have to attract potential buyers and convince them to purchase your pictures instead of those of other contributors. An essential first step is of course good keywording because you want your pictures to be found instead of to be collecting virtual dust.
But a typical picture search will usually give hundreds or even thousands of results. So it is also important that they attract the attention of the buyer.
It is important to understand that a good microstok picture will have the same effect on the buyer as it has on the buyer’s audience. You try to sell the picture to the buyer, and the buyer tries to sell something with the use of your picture. The mechanisms behind this are the same.
You only have few seconds to convince your customers to klick on your pictures. Keep in mind that search results are always in thumbnail view. Pictures overloaded with details and with many different colors look to “messy” most of the times. The best eye catchers are simple shapes and clear solid colors. White backgrunds help, but also black has it merits as it can enhance the effect of bright colors.
With the big microstock sites about to reach the 10 million picture mark, it is more important than ever for your images to stand out from the crowd.
